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Laura Hine

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After Building a Modern House, They Spent $45 Million to Create Something Completely Different

After Building a Modern House, They Spent $45 Million to Create Something Completely Different

The Wall Street Journal — After building a modern home in San Mateo, Calif., April and Andrew “Boz” Bosworth made a major architectural pivot when they decided to build a getaway. Inspired by a trip through South America, the couple built a rustic, 12,000-square-foot hacienda that nestles into the landscape. The vacation home, which they call Estancia Madera, is in the Santa Lucia Preserve, a former working cattle ranch that is now a gated community between California’s Carmel Valley and Carmel-by-the-Sea. While a large portion of the 20,000-acre Preserve’s rolling meadows and hills is a conservation area, the community also has almost 300 home sites and amenities like a golf course, clubhouse and guest lodging. It is where the couple got married in 2012 and purchased 65 acres the following year.
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In New York, a $370,000 Renovation Gave an Awkward Living Space Better Flow

In New York, a $370,000 Renovation Gave an Awkward Living Space Better Flow

The Wall Street Journal — Joe McGuier and Megan Prime, co-founders of JAM, a Brooklyn-based architecture and interiors studio, rarely try to talk clients out of a big project. This couple couldn’t decide between apartments in two Fifth Avenue buildings. One had two smaller, but more modern units that JAM would gut and combine into one apartment, the other was a prewar condo that was large, but poorly laid out. McGuier didn’t hesitate to steer them to the simpler project in the prewar building. “The single apartment was already quite spacious, but it had this awkward living-dining room-entry,” he says. “We told them if we combine these rooms, you’ll have an amazing space with six windows overlooking the park.”
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Natural Selection

Natural Selection

Cambria Style Magazine — Designer Drew McGukin's new Fire Island home references the modern design heritage of its neighborhood.
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Brick by Brick

Brick by Brick

Florida Design — Eddie Naugle and his wife had been looking in Palm Beach Gardens for a lot where the homebuilder could build a house for their family, which includes three school-age daughters. When they found a tear-down on the water, the team, which also included senior designers Cece Bowman and Lori Deeds of Kemble Interiors, got to work on the five-bedroom, seven-bathroom house.
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Soft Landing

Soft Landing

Florida Design — When repeat clients asked interior designer Ellen Kavanaugh for help with their under-construction penthouse in West Palm Beach, Kavanaugh enthusiastically said yes. “They’re a delightful couple, and they have a really good eye for design and beautiful things,” she says about the two empty-nesters who use the pied-à-terre for their seasonal Palm Beach getaways. “We incorporated a lot of special touches because it brings them such joy.”
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These Middle-School Friends Worked Together to Transform a Houston Fixer-Upper

These Middle-School Friends Worked Together to Transform a Houston Fixer-Upper

The Wall Street Journal — When Molly Duncan bought a fixer-upper in her native Houston, she knew just who to call for help: interior designer Alexandra Killion, her friend from middle school. Molly and her husband, William Duncan, paid just under $850,000 in 2021 for the circa-1970s house in the Tanglewood neighborhood. “It didn’t show well, it didn’t photograph well, it didn’t have any furniture inside and it had been on the market for over 100 days,” says Molly, now 32. But her friendship with Killion helped give her the confidence to take on the renovation. “I knew with Lexi it would be super collaborative.”
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This $115,000 Parlor Is More Than Just a Pretty Sitting Room

This $115,000 Parlor Is More Than Just a Pretty Sitting Room

The Wall Street Journal — Pity the parlor. Often near a front entrance and envisioned as a place to greet guests, it is now an oft-ignored space in a modern family’s home. In 2023, Katie Davis, an interior designer in Houston, tackled a long, rectangular room off the entrance of a 4,000 square-foot, one-story 1960s ranch in the Tanglewood neighborhood of Houston. Her clients, a husband and wife with three school-age children, needed the space to serve multiple purposes.
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10 Moody Interiors Where Darkness Shines Bright

10 Moody Interiors Where Darkness Shines Bright

1stDibs — Enveloping a room in deep shades can - contrary to popular belief - make it one of the most sought-out spaces in a home.
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33 Gorgeous Hamptons Houses

33 Gorgeous Hamptons Houses

1stDibs — The Hamptons, a stretch of Long Island's South Fork known for its tony enclaves, is one of the world's prime locations for vacation homes, and once you see these spaces, you'll understand why.
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He Tore Down Everything but Two Exterior Walls. Then the $1 Million Renovation Began.

He Tore Down Everything but Two Exterior Walls. Then the $1 Million Renovation Began.

The Wall Street Journal — Professional soccer player-turned-designer Bakary Soumare transformed a Chicago building into a sleek, modern home with lots of outdoor space and room to work with clients.
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Is This $1.2 Million Entertaining Space ‘The Coolest Man Cave Ever?’

Is This $1.2 Million Entertaining Space ‘The Coolest Man Cave Ever?’

The Wall Street Journal — Inside a Florida car condo, which includes a ground floor area that can hold five of the owner’s 20 cars at a time.
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Her Divorce Finalized, She Spent $80,000 on a ‘Fun, Girlie’ Office

Her Divorce Finalized, She Spent $80,000 on a ‘Fun, Girlie’ Office

The Wall Street Journal — The centerpiece: a custom McLain Wiesand desk that cost more than $20,000.
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2 Design Shops Making Brooklyn Heights A Can't-Miss Destination

2 Design Shops Making Brooklyn Heights A Can't-Miss Destination

Luxe Interiors + Design Magazine — A designer's shop full of unique finds and a gallery of antique and vintage textiles are all the reasons needed to stop by Atlantic Avenue.
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Flowers Become Poetry In The Botanical Photography Of A NY Artist

Flowers Become Poetry In The Botanical Photography Of A NY Artist

Luxe Interiors + Design Magazine — Discover the visually striking, delicate still-life photography of artist Doan Ly, who captures botanicals against vibrant backgrounds.
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This Nonprofit Is Turning Newark Into A Haven For Contemporary Artists

This Nonprofit Is Turning Newark Into A Haven For Contemporary Artists

Luxe Interiors + Design Magazine — Learn more about how the founders of thriving Newark-based nonprofit Project for Empty Space supports artists in New Jersey and beyond.
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A Designer Reimagines Art Nouveau With Her Lighting And Furniture

A Designer Reimagines Art Nouveau With Her Lighting And Furniture

Luxe Interiors + Design Magazine — Three years in the making, interior designer Anna Karlin created a furniture collection evoking seed pods, moonlit spheres and vining branches.
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11 Cozy Kitchens with a Farmhouse Feel

11 Cozy Kitchens with a Farmhouse Feel

1stDibs — Thanks to vintage furnishings and textural elements, these modern farmhouse kitchens offer conveniences as well as charm and warmth.
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This Month's Trio of Compelling Design Projects from Cravotta, MK Workshop and Chad Dorsey

This Month's Trio of Compelling Design Projects from Cravotta, MK Workshop and Chad Dorsey

1stDibs — Three busy firms with offices in Texas - Cravotta Interiors, MK Workshop and Chad Dorsey Design - work on commissions across the country. Here, three of our favorites among their many projects. Cravotta Interiors Mark Cravotta, who leads this Austin-based firm, got his start as an arty kid who studied textile design, weaving and ceramics.
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Instead of Knocking Down His California Home, He Spent Two Years Making It His Own

Instead of Knocking Down His California Home, He Spent Two Years Making It His Own

The Wall Street Journal — The product designer behind the Brita Stream took a hands-on approach to make his Carmel-area house more open while preserving its charm.
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This Month's Trio of Compelling Design Projects, from And And And, Rachel Sloane and Studio AK

This Month's Trio of Compelling Design Projects, from And And And, Rachel Sloane and Studio AK

1stDibs — Having children underfoot doesn't necessarily mean a house full of wash-and-wear fabrics. These three design firms love the challenge of creating spaces for adults and kids that look fabulous and function beautifully. Each of them mixed vintage and new furnishings, eye-catching art and fresh colors and patterns to achieve a lively home for a lucky [...]
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A $500,000 Remodel Took Their Kitchen From 'Fine' to Sky-High

A $500,000 Remodel Took Their Kitchen From 'Fine' to Sky-High

The Wall Street Journal — Two Billionaires' Row homeowners hired a Chicago-based designer to create a space that "represented their personal style and worked for their lifestyle."
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Inside a Chicago Home Where Midcentury Brazilian Design Meets Gorgeous Views

Inside a Chicago Home Where Midcentury Brazilian Design Meets Gorgeous Views

Architectural Digest — After the Bonobos founder and his entrepreneurial wife purchased an expansive waterfront apartment with historic bones, they needed a professional to tackle the interiors
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'Should I Keep Going?' After His Wife's Death, He Continued Building Their Dream Home

'Should I Keep Going?' After His Wife's Death, He Continued Building Their Dream Home

The Wall Street Journal — Geoff Martin's daughter stepped in to help complete the roughly 14,000-square-foot Berkshires estate, where they honor the late matriarch's memory.
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His Mission: Turn a Colorless Living Room Into a Space That Would 'Wow'

His Mission: Turn a Colorless Living Room Into a Space That Would 'Wow'

The Wall Street Journal — Bay Area designer Jeff Schlarb tapped a variety of patterns and textures to transform a room used for entertaining.
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